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* [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]: Any visual representation of the plot would look like an eight-dimensional Gordian Knot.
** [[Word of God|Hussie]] has gone on to describe Homestuck in its current form as "a webcomic that is also a puzzle".
* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: One of Vriska's [[Leitmotif|leitmotifs]], "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130922112816/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/shes-a-sp8der She's a Sp8der]," contains a version of the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' theme "He's a Pirate."
* [[Joke Weapon]]: Dave's [[Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff]]-inspired [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003727 SORD.....]
* [[The Joy of X]]: ''Data Structures for Assholes'', a [[Cluster F-Bomb|vitriolic]] sendup of the ''For Dummies'' instructional book franchise.
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* [[Late to the Party]]: In the case of the Post-Scratch Kids, they missed the party by ''millions of years''.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Most characters have not only a song (or several!) associated with them, but also an instrument.
** John has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922074957/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-piano-refrain-2 Showtime] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922074122/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-2 Doctor] as his themes. Showtime was his theme for much of Acts 1-4, whereupon Doctor more or less superseded it. Doctor has since been [[Bootstrapped Theme|bootstrapped]] into being a theme for God Tiers, so the current "main" theme for John is nebulous. John is also associated with piano music in general, and organs to a lesser extent.
** Rose has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081037/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/aggrieve-2 Aggrieve] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922080649/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/chorale-for-jaspers-2 Chorale for Jaspers] as her main themes, the second having been [[Bootstrapped Theme|bootstrapped from Jaspers]]. Like with John, Aggrieve stops being a noticeable theme for her sometime around Act 5. Rose is also associated with violins.
** Dave has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922083130/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beatdown-strider-style-2 Beatdown], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922075857/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/atomyk-ebonpyre-2 Atomyk Ebonpyre], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922031810/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sunslammer Sunslammer] as his themes, the last serving primarily as a [[Recurring Riff]]. Dave is also primarily associated with synths, as well as guitars to a degree.
** Jade has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922024033/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-beginning-of-something-really-excellent The Beginning Of Something Really Excellent] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922050814/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frost Frost] as her themes. Much like with John, as of Act 5, her "main" theme is considered ambiguous. Jade is also associated with both bass guitars and flutes.
** WV has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922090405/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/vagabounce-2 Vagabounce] as his theme.
** PM does not have a specific theme, but is heavily associated with [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081430/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-jungle-2 Sburban Jungle] <ref>
** The rest of the Exiles do not have identifiable themes.
** Jack Noir has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922124122/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/liquid-negrocity Liquid Negrocity] as his theme. He is also associated with trumpets and heavy guitars.
** The Trolls in general are associated with the track [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922113439/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/alternia Alternia], and primarily have different varieties of synths as their associated instruments.
*** Karkat has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114545/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/crustacean Crustacean], and is primarily associated with chiptune-esque synths.
*** Terezi has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922120237/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-lemonsnout-turnabout The Lemonsnout Turnabout] and is primarily associated with harpsicords.
*** Gamzee has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922052033/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/blackest-heart Blackest Heart] and is primarily associated with honking.
*** Tavros has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922115125/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/desperado-rocket-chairs dESPERADO ROCKET CHAIRS], and is associated with faux-spanish flavored music, primarily trumpet synths.
*** Vriska has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111000/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/spiders-claw-bonus Spider's Claw] and is associated with slow paced guitar synths.
*** Kanaya has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114912/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/virgin-orb Virgin Orb], and is associated with ethereal ambient synths.
*** Sollux has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114938/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-la2t-frontiier The La2t Frontiier], and is primarily associated with fast paced overdriven guitar synths, in addition to occasional duality themed songs, that alternate pace and style.
*** Aradia has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430155507/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/psych0ruins psych0ruins], and is primarily associated with what is best described as a wailing or crying synth riff.
*** Nepeta has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111049/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/walls-covered-in-blood Walls Covered In Blood] and is associated with [[Mario Paint]] music.
*** Eridan has [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028223523/http://http/://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/eridans-theme Eridan's Theme] and does not have a an identifiable associated instrument, more often echoing the instruments of other trolls.
*** Equius has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922112305/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/horschestra-strong-version Horschestra], and is primarily associated with slow trumpets and beats, which can only be defined as proud.
*** Feferi had [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114021/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/keepers-bonus Keepers] and later, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922110637/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/love-you-feferis-theme Love You (Feferi's Theme)]. She is primarily associated with faux-tropical music.
** Lord English has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922073309/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/english English]. He is associated with [[Dark Reprise|many instruments associated with the protagonists]], including pianos, violins, and honking.
** The Midnight Crew does not have identifiable themes, though they are all associated with dark jazz. They do however have instruments, seen rather than heard.
*** Spades Slick is associated with pianos.
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*** Clubs Deuce is associated with oboes.
*** Hearts Boxcars is associated with cellos.
** Skaia is associated with [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922084717/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skies-of-skaia-2 Skies of Skaia].
** Major plot events will typically be accompanied by riffs from [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081857/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/upward-movement-dave-owns-2 Upward Movement] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081430/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-jungle-2 Sburban Jungle].
** This list is by no means comprehensive.
* [[Lethal Joke Item]]: The Bunny. And the Catenative Doomsday Dice Cascader (described [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/extras/ps000020.html elsewhere in quasi-canon] as "featuring loathsome POPAMATIC BUBBLE TECHNOLOGY"). Double subverted, it breaks but winds up wreaking havoc anyway. Also, presumably the WARHAMMER OF ZILLYHOO.
* [[Let's Play]]: One of the series (or rather, a [http://www.youtube.com/user/HomestuckColab Let's Read]) is in progress.
* [[Letters 2 Numbers]]: Many of the trolls do this as part of their typing quirks, usually in a way that fits into some sort of [[Numerological Motif]].
* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219030505/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/let-the-squiddles-sleep-end-theme "Let the Squiddles Sleep (End Theme)"], the song used for "[S] Jade: Wake Up" seemingly does this, but it's subverted after it fades out and is taken over by a corrupted version of the Squiddles theme, which then further devolves into a [[Sensory Abuse|mess of static and noise.]]
* [[Level Ate]]: [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004432 The Land of Little Cubes and Tea.]
* [[Lies to Children]]: Grandma Jade knew Jake wouldn't be able to comprehend the origin of his nakesake -- or the threat it poses to the Condense -- so she told him "English" is the name of the Baroness' ex-husband.
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* [[Long Title]]: Apparently all of the troll's movies have these, due to having run out of short ones in their longer-running society.
* [[Louis Cypher]]: Doc Scratch, [[Word of God|according to Hussie.]]
* [[Love Dodecahedron]]: Imagine how complex things can get for the trolls, who have [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925113446/http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Troll_Relationships four different kinds of romance].
* [[Love Triangle]]: [[Love Dodecahedron|A LOT]], partly due to the nature of troll romance.
** WV and AR are both infatuated with PM. PM has not demonstrated a real preference for (or interest in) either so far.
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